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• Apple releases beta of iOS 11.1 as complaints continue

  29-09-2017 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest update comes just two weeks after the software was released - and a week after Apple was forced to issue an 'emergency' 11.0.1 update to deal with major issues.
  
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• Lockheed Martin tests Mach 6 SR-72 update to Blackbird

  29-09-2017 22:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The SR-72 hypersonic plane will be a strike and reconnaissance aircraft that tops Mach 6, and the firm has been working on the project since the early 2000s.
  
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• Why we get sleepy when we're bored

  29-09-2017 22:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Science has finally figured out that the brain's pleasure center is to blame for all the times we've fallen asleep in a boring meeting. The Japanese study says that sleep won't help, but caffeine will.
  
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• Hubble spies most distant comet zipping through Solar System

  29-09-2017 22:25 via go.theregister.com
  Iceball K2 is already active despite being far from the Sun The Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a picture of the farthest-away inbound comet, at a whopping 1.5 billion miles from Earth.…
  
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• Microsoft's Satya Nadella: Judge us on value we add, not tax we pay

  29-09-2017 22:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Satya Nadella speaks about the criticism facing large corporations like Microsoft over tax.
  
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• Google developing 'Manhattan' smart speaker with a screen

  29-09-2017 22:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two sources confirm to TechCrunch that the Google device has been internally codenamed 'Manhattan' and will have a similar screen size to the 7-inch Echo Show.
  
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• Moscow is adding facial-recognition technology to its network of 170,000 CCTV cameras siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mos… #Moscow #Russia

  29-09-2017 22:01 via twitter.com
  Moscow is addingfacial-recognition technology to its network of 170,000 CCTV cameras siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mos… #Moscow #Russia
  
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• Hubble spots inbound comet 1.5 million miles away

  29-09-2017 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The miles-wide lump of frozen water, gas and dust Known as C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) or 'K2', was photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope is the most distant active in-coming comet ever seen.
  
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• Industry X.0 businesses embrace constant technological change, according to Barry Heavey. #biopharma siliconrepublic.com/machines/biote…

  29-09-2017 21:30 via twitter.com
  Industry X.0 businesses embrace constant technological change, according to Barry Heavey. #biopharma siliconrepublic.com/machines/biote…
  
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• ‘If I agreed to work with his administration, how could I look these girls in the eye?’ #GirlsWhoCode #Trump siliconrepublic.com/companies/girl…

  29-09-2017 21:05 via twitter.com
  ‘If I agreed to work with his administration, how could I look these girls in the eye?’ #GirlsWhoCode #Trump siliconrepublic.com/companies/girl…
  
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• Natural disasters such as #HurricaneHarvey were cited as a reason to activate FM radio chips in smartphones siliconrepublic.com/companies/fcc-…

  29-09-2017 20:45 via twitter.com
  Natural disasters such as #HurricaneHarvey were cited as a reason to activate FM radio chips in smartphones siliconrepublic.com/companies/fcc-…
  
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• 100 foot long 'diamond star' to light up night sky 

  29-09-2017 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Orbital Reflector is a 'space sculpture' constructed of a lightweight material similar to Mylar that its creators hope will orbit the earth 350 miles up and be visible with the naked eye.
  
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• The #EuropeanCommission has some strong words for the world’s most powerful tech companies siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/eur…

  29-09-2017 20:25 via twitter.com
  The #EuropeanCommission has some strong words for the world’s most powerful tech companies siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/eur…
  
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• This innovative device could combat the risk of drowning. ow.ly/9YSk30frdxi

  29-09-2017 20:10 via twitter.com
  This innovative device could combat the risk of drowning. ow.ly/9YSk30frdxi
  
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• Dirty Chinese Restaurant game lets players chop up cats

  29-09-2017 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In 'Dirty Chinese Restaurant', the first game by Big-O-Tree Games, players can chase after dogs and cats to serve to customers. They also have to make sure the staff doesn't get deported.
  
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• All you need to know about Elon Musk's Big F***ing Rocket

  29-09-2017 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The BFR will take off from floating launchpads moored outside major cities, and fly most routes - New York to Tokyo, for example - in about 30 minutes for the same price as an aircraft, Musk says.
  
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• It is an exciting time for those working in fields such as #genomics, #immunology and #precisionmedicine siliconrepublic.com/innovation/dat…

  29-09-2017 19:40 via twitter.com
  It is an exciting time for those working in fields such as #genomics, #immunology and #precisionmedicine siliconrepublic.com/innovation/dat…
  
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• Creating the perfect storm

  29-09-2017 19:38
  
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• Caring for our future with IBM Watson

  29-09-2017 19:25
  
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• How many of these are you guilty of saying at work? #officepolitics siliconrepublic.com/advice/not-say…

  29-09-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  How many of these are you guilty of saying at work? #officepolitics siliconrepublic.com/advice/not-say…
  
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• Bloodhound supersonic car fires up Eurofighter engine

  29-09-2017 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  The British-led project to build a 1,000mph car reaches a key milestone in its development.
  
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• #Twitter found roughly 200 accounts tied to the same Russian sources that bought ads on Facebook during US election siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/us-…

  29-09-2017 19:00 via twitter.com
  #Twitter found roughly 200 accounts tied to the same Russian sources that bought ads on Facebook during US election siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/us-…
  
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• Musk's rude rocket, Trump's prankster: Podcast 337

  29-09-2017 18:52
  
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• Are we heading towards a god-less society?

  29-09-2017 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In his new book, ' How to be Human', Graham Lawton argues children are born creationists but this attraction has to be drummed out through formal education (stock image).
  
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• #IKEA takes a leap into the on-demand #gigeconomy with #TaskRabbit siliconrepublic.com/companies/task…

  29-09-2017 18:35 via twitter.com
  #IKEA takes a leap into the on-demand #gigeconomy with #TaskRabbit siliconrepublic.com/companies/task…
  
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• Thailand Can Be Smart-City Flagship For China’s Belt And Road

  29-09-2017 18:15 via technocracy.news
  Asian cities and nations are racing toward Technocracy, following in China’s vision to establish a digital silk road. China’s President Xo Jinping says that a city which is not green is not smart. China is already home to 277 smart cities. ⁃ TN EditorAt a recent Asean and China mayoral conference held in Nanning, Guangxi province, one of us (LHM) presented the concept of smart cities and its importance for Asean.
  It generated much interest from the audience, among which wa
  
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• The Future Of US Military: A Giant, Armed Nervous System

  29-09-2017 18:10 via technocracy.news
  The global battlefield will radically change as the military connects every conceivable asset and enemy in the world. In other words, it will be a ‘giant, armed nervous system.’ This is the same Technocrat dream for society as a whole where everything is interconnected to mimic a human nervous system. ⁃ TN EditorLeaders of the Air Force, Navy, Army and Marines are converging on a vision of the future military: connecting every asset on the global battlefield.
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• The start-up is developing #biotechnology that could play a decisive role in defeating #breastcancer siliconrepublic.com/innovation/inf…

  29-09-2017 18:05 via twitter.com
  The start-up is developing #biotechnology that could play a decisive role in defeating #breastcancer siliconrepublic.com/innovation/inf…
  
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• Geo-Engineering: Scientists ‘Able To Control The Weather Using Lasers’

  29-09-2017 18:00 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats assume that technology must be used to modify the weather to their liking, but they didn’t ask anyone else for an opinion because the ‘science is settled.’ Technocrats invent because they can, not because there is a real need to do so. The military has been experimenting with weather modification as a weapon of war for decades.  ⁃ TN EditorScientists have discovered a bizarre way to potentially control the weather using laser beams and could potentia
  
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• Barry Heavey discusses digitising manufacturing and Industry X.0. #BiotechWeek siliconrepublic.com/machines/biote…

  29-09-2017 17:50 via twitter.com
  Barry Heavey discusses digitising manufacturing and Industry X.0. #BiotechWeek siliconrepublic.com/machines/biote…
  
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• Traditional gender roles encouraged by in kindergarten

  29-09-2017 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Stavanger found that staff either consciously or subconsciously maintain traditional gender patterns when they interact with children (stock image).
  
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• Security firm finds Macs vulnerable to 'firmware' attacks

  29-09-2017 17:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Duo surveyed 73,000 Mac computers operating in the real world and found that 4.2 percent of them were not running the firmware they should have been based on their operating system.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Tackling the issue of #ethics with patient data in #biotech siliconrepublic.com/innovation/dat…

  29-09-2017 17:28 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Tackling the issue of #ethics with patient data in #biotech siliconrepublic.com/innovation/dat…
  
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• #MostRead Today: A new bee discovered in a tree! #zoology #biodiversity siliconrepublic.com/innovation/new…

  29-09-2017 17:26 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: A new bee discovered in a tree! #zoology #biodiversity siliconrepublic.com/innovation/new…
  
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• #MostRead Today: Meet the #StPetersburg #startups lighting up tech in Russia siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/sain…

  29-09-2017 17:25 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Meet the #StPetersburg #startups lighting up tech in Russia siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/sain…
  
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• #MostRead Today: Inflection Biosciences wants to deliver groundbreaking treatments for cancer siliconrepublic.com/innovation/inf…

  29-09-2017 17:23 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Inflection Biosciences wants to deliver groundbreaking treatments for cancer siliconrepublic.com/innovation/inf…
  
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• #MostRead Today: What not to say at work siliconrepublic.com/advice/not-say…

  29-09-2017 17:22 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: What not to say at work siliconrepublic.com/advice/not-say…
  
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• .@UCC graduate Fiona Edwards-Murphy used #IoT to give beekeepers greater monitoring controls over hives siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-a…

  29-09-2017 17:15 via twitter.com
  .@UCC graduate Fiona Edwards-Murphy used #IoT to give beekeepers greater monitoring controls over hives siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-a…
  
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• Weekend takeaway: A biological, technological revolution siliconrepublic.com/innovation/bio…

  29-09-2017 17:10 via twitter.com
  Weekend takeaway: A biological, technological revolution siliconrepublic.com/innovation/bio…
  
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• Quick! Get your @InspirefestHQ Ultra Early Bird tickets before the offer ends tomorrow night! siliconrepublic.com/companies/insp…

  29-09-2017 17:10 via twitter.com
  Quick! Get your @InspirefestHQ Ultra Early Bird tickets before the offer ends tomorrow night! siliconrepublic.com/companies/insp…
  
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• Telescope on land sacred to Native Hawaiians moves forward

  29-09-2017 17:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The $1.1bn telescope would be able to observe planets that orbit stars other than the sun and enable astronomers to watch new planets and stars being formed.
  
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• NUI Galway study shows how Twitter is altering political narratives siliconrepublic.com/discovery/nui-…

  29-09-2017 17:04 via twitter.com
  NUI Galway study shows how Twitter is altering political narratives siliconrepublic.com/discovery/nui-…
  
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• Delivery by drone: Switzerland tests it in populated areas

  29-09-2017 17:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A woman loaded up a drone with coffee that was flown several kilometres and landed smoothly on the rooftop of a Mercedes-Benz van in Zurich.
  
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• Nissan sweat detector warns motorists they need water

  29-09-2017 16:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Yokohama-based company Nissan has teamed up with Dutch design brand Droog to integrate a sweat-sensing technology coating called SOAK into its Juke model.
  
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• Experts create new full English based on UK’s diverse DNA

  29-09-2017 16:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Experts studying UK ancestry found that 26 regions from across the globe now contribute to the average English person's DNA.
  
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• Why simply smiling makes you more attractive

  29-09-2017 16:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Swansea University found people whose resting faces seemed cheerful were judged as being in better health than those who appeared miserable (stock image).
  
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• Hybrid drone takes off like helicopter and fly like plane

  29-09-2017 16:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers from BAE Systems, a defence firm based in London and Hampshire, claim the adaptable flight modes will make the craft perfectly suited to modern warfare.
  
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• Apple Macs and PCs at risk from boot bug

  29-09-2017 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Out-of-date software that helps computers start could aid "sophisticated" attacks, warns security firm.
  
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• Iconic kiwi could be extinct in 50 years

  29-09-2017 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  New Zealand's forest used to be home to millions of kiwi. Now there are only 68,000 left.
  
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• North Korea could cause radioactive cloud over the Pacific

  29-09-2017 15:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The simulation reveals the possible two-week spread of an 'atmospheric burst' that could be unleashed from one of North Korea's nuclear weapons.
  
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